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I've done a few sprints... trying my hand at an Olympic distance in a couple weeks. Best advice I can give is to swim a lot, don't skip the brick work outs (especially bike-run bricks), and practice transitions. If you can practice some open water swimming, take advantage of it... swimming in the open water is vastly different than the pool.

I've done a few sprints... trying my hand at an Olympic distance in a couple weeks. Best advice I can give is to swim a lot, don't skip the brick work outs (especially bike-run bricks), and practice transitions. If you can practice some open water swimming, take advantage of it... swimming in the open water is vastly different than the pool.

If its your first tri have fun with it!

Thanks for the information! I did my bike run brick Sunday. Got off the bike and ran a 7:08/mile pace so i feel pretty good there. I am a terrible swimmer and thats why I'm doing this one. Its in a pool. Either way, it will be my first and Ive trained hard for it and looking forward to accomplishing it without injury!!

Be careful with triathlons... they are addictive! and addictions are expensive!! I started racing about a year and a half ago and quickly realized that I NEED a dedicated triathlon bike, new wetsuit, multiple pairs of running shoes, etc... My wife is not a fan! and she won't let me have the new bike.

The swim always kicks my A$$. Tomorrow's race will start with a 1500m open water swim... My goal is >40 min for the swim, hopefully I can beat it. In a pool, I consistently swim a 1500 in around 30 min.

1:26 for your first tri is pretty good. My first was closer to 2 hours... T1 kicked my a$$... after peeling the wetsuit off and getting set for the bike I burned nearly 7 minutes.

Already signed up for the next race... Awesome! Is the Conway tri open water or pool?

The swim always kicks my A$$. Tomorrow's race will start with a 1500m open water swim... My goal is >40 min for the swim, hopefully I can beat it. In a pool, I consistently swim a 1500 in around 30 min.

1:26 for your first tri is pretty good. My first was closer to 2 hours... T1 kicked my a$$... after peeling the wetsuit off and getting set for the bike I burned nearly 7 minutes.

Already signed up for the next race... Awesome! Is the Conway tri open water or pool?

Good luck tomorrow! I cant imagine swimming 1500 meters, YIKES!! Let us know how it goes.

The swim for the Conway Tri is in Lake Beaverfork and I have been practicing the course for about a month. Hopefully it will pay off. The bike course is much tougher than the Bentonville bc of all the hills. But, it is what it is....

Saturday's race went pretty well considering it was my first Olympic distance. I didn't win, but I managed to meet all of my goals so I was happy with the results. The winner in my age group (who was overall 2nd place) finished right at 2 hours.

My goals were to finish in under 3 hours, complete the swim in under 40 min and complete the run in less than an hour.

Total time: 2:52Swim 1500m: 36 minBike 22 miles: 1:15run 10K: 52 min

I was disappointed in the bike leg, I'm usually much faster. Average speed was around 17 MPH, I'm usually up around 19-20. I was worried about the run, so I held back on the bike a little.

Saturday's race went pretty well considering it was my first Olympic distance. I didn't win, but I managed to meet all of my goals so I was happy with the results. The winner in my age group (who was overall 2nd place) finished right at 2 hours.

My goals were to finish in under 3 hours, complete the swim in under 40 min and complete the run in less than an hour.

Total time: 2:52Swim 1500m: 36 minBike 22 miles: 1:15run 10K: 52 min

I was disappointed in the bike leg, I'm usually much faster. Average speed was around 17 MPH, I'm usually up around 19-20. I was worried about the run, so I held back on the bike a little.

If you can get hooked up with a masters swim team, a triathlon club, or a coach you'd be setting yourself up for success.

If you're already comfortable in a pool, working your way into open water is pretty easy. Use a wetsuit and/or a pull bouy for safety. Always swim with a buddy or someone in a kayak or paddle board is a good idea. A lot of people have anxiety about open water swimming. Do a search for "overcoming the fear of open water swimming..." You'll find a ton of sites with advice.

Saturday's race went pretty well considering it was my first Olympic distance. I didn't win, but I managed to meet all of my goals so I was happy with the results. The winner in my age group (who was overall 2nd place) finished right at 2 hours.

My goals were to finish in under 3 hours, complete the swim in under 40 min and complete the run in less than an hour.

Total time: 2:52Swim 1500m: 36 minBike 22 miles: 1:15

run 10K: 52 min

I was disappointed in the bike leg, I'm usually much faster. Average speed was around 17 MPH, I'm usually up around 19-20. I was worried about the run, so I held back on the bike a little.

T1 kicked my arse again... I need to practice taking the wetsuit off.

Way to go! Man that is quite an accomplishment. That swim time is impressive as is the 10k time.

I race this weekend in the CATS Sprint. I swam the course this morning and ran 5 miles. Im done until Sunday.

If you can get hooked up with a masters swim team, a triathlon club, or a coach you'd be setting yourself up for success.

If you're already comfortable in a pool, working your way into open water is pretty easy. Use a wetsuit and/or a pull bouy for safety. Always swim with a buddy or someone in a kayak or paddle board is a good idea. A lot of people have anxiety about open water swimming. Do a search for "overcoming the fear of open water swimming..." You'll find a ton of sites with advice.

Good luck with your training guys!

I agree with the above post. I especially agree with the pull bouy and just getting out and swimming the open water. I am still not totally comfortable but I know I can swim the distance so I just take that as confidence and go do it. One other thing, I always swim open water with at least one other person.

You are allowed to rest during the swim. If the race it wetsuit legal, you're pretty buoyant so that will keep you on top of the water....kinda like full body water wings.

Some dudes will switch to breast stroke to rest. Breast stroke is a good way to keep moving while catching your breath, sighting and using different muscle groups. If you're really hurting, you can grab onto one of the bouys, boats or paddle boards to rest. The only caveat is that the boat or board can't move you forward.

Finished my last race of the season, pretty happy with the results. Last year, the Pumpkin Man Las Vegas was my first ever triathlon; I finished the sprint distance in 2:15 minutes. Did the sprint distance again to see what kind of gains I've made after a year of training... My goal for the race was 1:45. Didn't quite make that mark, but was happy with 1:52 which gave me a 23 minute drop in time. Could have done a little better, but my training tailed off a little in the weeks leading up to the race.

Made up the bulk of my time on the bike, but that made the run time much slower than planned. The climb kicked my butt and I didn't save anything for the run. Transitions were much smoother as well. Knocked nearly 3.5 minutes off my T1 time. Lesson learned for T1 is to lube up so the wetsuit comes of faster.

Finished my last race of the season, pretty happy with the results. Last year, the Pumpkin Man Las Vegas was my first ever triathlon; I finished the sprint distance in 2:15 minutes. Did the sprint distance again to see what kind of gains I've made after a year of training... My goal for the race was 1:45. Didn't quite make that mark, but was happy with 1:52 which gave me a 23 minute drop in time. Could have done a little better, but my training tailed off a little in the weeks leading up to the race.

Made up the bulk of my time on the bike, but that made the run time much slower than planned. The climb kicked my butt and I didn't save anything for the run. Transitions were much smoother as well. Knocked nearly 3.5 minutes off my T1 time. Lesson learned for T1 is to lube up so the wetsuit comes of faster.

Hog Triathletes... has anyone ever done the tri49 at Prairie Creek on Beaver Lake? I'm moving back to OKC in a couple months and I'm considering making this my "A" race for the season. The distance looks interesting as its somewhere between an Olympic and a 70.3.

Also thinking about doing the Trifest out at DeGray as a precursor race. Anyone know of any other good races in July or early August in Oklahoma or NW Arkansas?

Hog Triathletes... has anyone ever done the tri49 at Prairie Creek on Beaver Lake? I'm moving back to OKC in a couple months and I'm considering making this my "A" race for the season. The distance looks interesting as its somewhere between an Olympic and a 70.3.

Also thinking about doing the Trifest out at DeGray as a precursor race. Anyone know of any other good races in July or early August in Oklahoma or NW Arkansas?

I haven't done that one but the MS Tritest is in Bentonville in early September. Ive done that one and its a well put on event.